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>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to negotiate with iran over the nuclear weapons program. i know if we were to get involved in the conflict against sa assad there would be no way the iranians would negotiate. >> what can the administration do? >> i don't think there's much they can do as long as they are not willing to take on russia and iran. the reset button has worked out well as we can see here. the administration is hosted by fat tar. >> good to see you. seems our fighting with continue with assad in place. >>> eric, thanks. there are growing concerns the deadly flu outbreak is sweepi
>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to...
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and i president assad has outlined a political solution to the syrian conflict in a rare address to the nation he proposed a reconciliation conference aimed at forming a constitution holding free elections with a new government and an. he said he will not only hold talks with quote those who have not betrayed syria he said the first stage of the syrian solution should be the end of funding of rebel groups from abroad. also that any government makes will come through a referendum not a government decision from president assad speech we talk live to our correspondent in the region in just. a rock obama has given the green light to a law increasing taxes on wealthy americans and a move to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff it follows months of political bickering among us lawmakers right up until the january first deadline and no deal option could have meant billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which were due to automatically come into effect artie's economics expert max kaiser says that although an immediate crisis has been avoided the main underlying problems remain result. t
and i president assad has outlined a political solution to the syrian conflict in a rare address to the nation he proposed a reconciliation conference aimed at forming a constitution holding free elections with a new government and an. he said he will not only hold talks with quote those who have not betrayed syria he said the first stage of the syrian solution should be the end of funding of rebel groups from abroad. also that any government makes will come through a referendum not a...
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the prisoner exchange took place just days after assad promised to continue fighting the rebels. it is seen as an indication that the syrian government is willing to negotiate with the rebels, despite public declarations of the contrary. >> in mali, there are fears that violence could escalate. rebel fighters have told al jazeera they took prisoners and a resident reports hearing heavy weapons firing. the army sent reinforcements to the area to push back rebel groups who already control over two-thirds of the country. violence in kenya has killed at least eight people in a troubled region. more than 100 farmers were armed with machetes, guns, and bows and arrows. police are investigating politicians and business leaders in the area for any suspected role they may have played in the attack. the incident happened despite the deployment of over 1000 security forces in the region. talks have begun for a solution to the crisis in gabon. there is little sign that either side is ready to make a deal. >> their leaders are talking peace, while on the ground, the rebels are in position, re
the prisoner exchange took place just days after assad promised to continue fighting the rebels. it is seen as an indication that the syrian government is willing to negotiate with the rebels, despite public declarations of the contrary. >> in mali, there are fears that violence could escalate. rebel fighters have told al jazeera they took prisoners and a resident reports hearing heavy weapons firing. the army sent reinforcements to the area to push back rebel groups who already control...
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iran is selling arms to the asad -- assad regime, and trying to insist the planes land for inspection. they have just done two inspections, and one plane was empty from damascus. it's a good question, and i think the answer is a complicated one, but i would say two things, in any country that is a newly emerging country, there is a sense of nationalism that you have to contend with which is legitimate. they have air own government and leaders. you can't dictate to them what to do, and there are a lot of states in the region that have their -- trying to meddle in iraq, the iranians big time, turkey, gulf states, trying to exert influence inside iraq, but, also, a big part of the answer is, really, what's happened to the united states? the american government is conflicted on iraq. the obama administration, itself, was ambivalent about whether to keep forces in iraq beyond 2011 or not, and, in fact, president obama campaigned on the ten in a minute that he had extra kateed forces from iraq completely, planned to, the military hoped to keep 5,000 to 15,000 there, including to fight al-qa
iran is selling arms to the asad -- assad regime, and trying to insist the planes land for inspection. they have just done two inspections, and one plane was empty from damascus. it's a good question, and i think the answer is a complicated one, but i would say two things, in any country that is a newly emerging country, there is a sense of nationalism that you have to contend with which is legitimate. they have air own government and leaders. you can't dictate to them what to do, and there are...
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today, assad blamed all of his country's hardships on the opposition. he gave no sign he will ever leave syria. and when the speech ended, the resolute president was swarmed. his security team forced to push adoring supporters away. the leadership of the opposition say they won't negotiate as long as assad is in power. and this evening, the u.s. state department responded to the speech, saying this was just another attempt by the regime to hold on to that power. lester? >> stephanie gosk in cairo tonight. thanks. >>> tonight, crews searching off the coast of venezuela are entering the third night with no sign of a plane carrying italian fashion executive vittorio missoni, his wife and four others, missing after the plane disappeared during a flight on friday. missoni is ceo of his family's iconic fashion house. venezuela's government says it will continue the search until the airplane is found. >>> in a small ohio town, where the local high school football team is a very big deal, the accusation that two of its players raped a teenaged girl has sparked
today, assad blamed all of his country's hardships on the opposition. he gave no sign he will ever leave syria. and when the speech ended, the resolute president was swarmed. his security team forced to push adoring supporters away. the leadership of the opposition say they won't negotiate as long as assad is in power. and this evening, the u.s. state department responded to the speech, saying this was just another attempt by the regime to hold on to that power. lester? >> stephanie gosk...
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you want al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes? >> translator: the syrian people, through their revolution, and through the movement will, when the bloodshed stops, move to a new stage where they will have an independent parliament and the government of their choosing. and nen they will decide what they want to do against those who committed crimes against them. it is the syrian people who decide. >> it's clear that president morsi feels that time is running out for the syrian leader, that the sir issian leader can either do it the easy way or the hard way but he wants him gone. he wants him gone right a
you want al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes?...
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also denied reports that he'd allegedly said that such a government may not have a spark for president assad but the biggest. stumbling blocks with me is the refusal of the opposition to compromise in fact they have been saying that they will not take part in any negotiations while president assad remains in power while he himself has been saying he is open for dialogue but is not planning to go anywhere so there is an evident need for the international community to look for new ways to persuade both sides of the conflict to start this political process and put their weapons down when it comes to mr brahimi he says he's not ready to give up and we should expect him to make another visit to damascus the teaching of his can offer you very much. u.s. . moved in the last chapter to the eleven year afghan war as washington's defense secretaries it after our discussions leon panetta and president hamid karzai announced they'd made some good progress but failed to provide any concrete answers to the debate and pullout of u.s. troops from afghanistan a kind of science fiction remains uncertain and w
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this is bashar al-assad very much in control. he has a lot of supporters there in the damascus opera house there in the capitol from which he was speaking, a lot of applause there and was speaking live on state television. his detractors will say what what they will, but many people have predicted bashar al-assad's demise over the past 18 or 20 months, they say his days are over. this is a president very much in control of his capitol and much of his country, bill. bill: does that speech change anything on ground, leland. >> reporter: not rile the violence continues. the one thing that bashar al-assad did talk about is a need for his army to continue to night and that is exactly what they are doing. if anything the rebels' momentum as of late has slowed or perhaps stopped. the one thing we saw president bashar al-assad do is give up a lot of indefensible areas, areas he didn't care about, especially in the north. the rebels haven't been able to make inch roads either in damascus or other important towns there for bashar al-assad.
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now the syrian president bashar assad is making a speech in damascus so this will be his first public address in months we can cross live now to show you the live pictures here and there he is and as he continues to address the public he's well aware of the certainly the. bankers who are manipulating this. economy this fiscal cliff. it doesn't really focus on the true underlying problems that we're going to see more of this going forward in two thousand and thirteen anything. from the mob what they're pitchforks and torches they're coming after these people they want to just delay that day of reckoning for many months if they can but that day is reckoning in twenty thirteen it's coming. twenty third soon watch because reporter programs available for you are just a click away. i would neglect to tell activists that there was a potential assassination plot surrounding them what we do know is that new documents obtained by the partnership for the civil justice fund a us human human and civil rights advocacy organization have revealed that the u.s. the f.b.i. the department of homeland se
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>> because bashar assad destroyed all syria and we come here to have a life, good life. >> reporter: another boy ali told us that he lost both of his hands and his left eye when a plane bombed his house. in a math class we wanted to know how many have lost someone in their family in the war. nearly a third raised their hands. principal zikwan da-yid taught history in sirria. he told us he was arrested three times by government forces before he fled to turkey. he said many of the children here are traumatized. they get frightened by loud noises, he told us. if someone bangs on the wall, they panic. they feel they are always under threat. the turkish government allows the school to operate but doesn't provide anything else. textbooks are donated by a charity. and the teachers salaries are minimal. >> reporter: what is your dream for these children. >> that they get back to their country with their heads held high and rebuild their schools, he said. i want to try to give these kids what they have lost. >> pelley: but that will likely be some time. clarissa ward is joining us on the bord
>> because bashar assad destroyed all syria and we come here to have a life, good life. >> reporter: another boy ali told us that he lost both of his hands and his left eye when a plane bombed his house. in a math class we wanted to know how many have lost someone in their family in the war. nearly a third raised their hands. principal zikwan da-yid taught history in sirria. he told us he was arrested three times by government forces before he fled to turkey. he said many of the...
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strategically but over all this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups united nations peace envoy says the can be no military solution to the conflict in syria and has retreated the need for more diplomacy now deborah he made the statement after meeting top diplomats from russia and the u.s. in geneva efficiently looking for ways to end the almost two years of bloodshed and he cannot follow those talks. the violence in syria before too long and a solution is needed fast but according to international envoy on syria lakhdar brahimi met with russia's deputy foreign minister and the u.s. deputy secretary of state the solution could only be a diplomatic one and based on the agreements reached in geneva they
strategically but over all this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups united nations peace envoy says the can...
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the saudis the turks the qataris the americans the brits and the french and they sit down with the assad government and they will work out a transitional government or at least the for additional period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. troubles bring once again in bahrain please kuantan a look or see a rally with protests nearing the to get mugged well in just a few minutes. she also lives have the legacy of a twenty twelve that could have been us things had turned out differently and explore some of the challenges the world might face in the coming months. barack obama has given the green light to lure increasing taxes on wealthy americans in a move to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff it follows months of political bickering among us lawmakers right up until the january first deadline and to no deal could have meant billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which were due to also must come into effect economics expert mark skies a says that although the immediate crisis has been avoided the main underlying problems remain unresolved. the go
the saudis the turks the qataris the americans the brits and the french and they sit down with the assad government and they will work out a transitional government or at least the for additional period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. troubles bring once again in bahrain please kuantan a look or see a rally with protests nearing the to get mugged well in just a few minutes. she also lives have the legacy of a twenty twelve that could have been us things...
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essentially, assad is saying that he is going to continue to go after rebel fighters there. he continued to deny that there's any home-grown opposition or any grassroots opposition in syria, which he said so many times the last couple of years and he said he would only try to implement this new initiative after they were able to vanquish the terrorists in syria. he thanked russia, iran and china for being steadfast allies of syria and not allowing any kind of foreign intervention there and said that there could be no foreign-backed peace plan for syria. any peace plan had to come from within syria. once again, a rambling speech. one at which at one point he said that the syrian government was looking for a political partner the way a husband to be might look for a wife. but they are not able to find one. rambling speech, a meandering speech -- >> so, why now? >> entrenched and defiant. >> why come out now and give this speech? >> he's been under intense, intense international pressure to try to address the fact that the u.n. and so many countries are waiting to see if he wil
essentially, assad is saying that he is going to continue to go after rebel fighters there. he continued to deny that there's any home-grown opposition or any grassroots opposition in syria, which he said so many times the last couple of years and he said he would only try to implement this new initiative after they were able to vanquish the terrorists in syria. he thanked russia, iran and china for being steadfast allies of syria and not allowing any kind of foreign intervention there and said...
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sides not to listen to the saudis the turks the americans the brits and the french and they with the assad government and they work out a transitional government or at least the provisional period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. this is still ahead for you in the program but as well as a longtime leader who good child may be too ill after cancer surgery to attend his own integration of the opposition demands a new election if he doesn't show up. he also looks at the legacy of the twenty eleven that could have been if sayings had turned out differently and explore some of the challenges the world might face in the coming months. barack obama has given the green light increasing taxes on wealthy americans and a move to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff it follows months of political bickering among us lawmakers are right up until the drawing room first deadline and if the deal hadn't been passed americans could have seen billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which were due to automatically come into effect and charlie mcgrath from wide awake
sides not to listen to the saudis the turks the americans the brits and the french and they with the assad government and they work out a transitional government or at least the provisional period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. this is still ahead for you in the program but as well as a longtime leader who good child may be too ill after cancer surgery to attend his own integration of the opposition demands a new election if he doesn't show up. he also...
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iran has been flying arms to the al-assad regime and syria through the iraqi airspace. we've been trying to get the iraqis to insist the iranian planes land from inspection. they've only done to inspections and one was a plane returning empty from damascus. so it is a good question. and i think the answer is a complicated one, but i would say two things: one, in any country that is a newly emerging country, newly, you know, government, there is a sense of nationalism, that you have to contend with which is legitimate. the united states doesn't own iraq. they have their own government, their own leaders. we can't dictate to them what to do, and there are a lot of states in the region that are trying to meddle in iraq. the iranians big time, turkey, the gulf states are all trying to exert influence inside iraq. but also i think a big part of the answer is in really what happened to the united states. the american government is conflicted on iraq. the obama administration itself was ambivalent about whether we should keep forces in iraq beyond 2011 or not. in fact, preside
iran has been flying arms to the al-assad regime and syria through the iraqi airspace. we've been trying to get the iraqis to insist the iranian planes land from inspection. they've only done to inspections and one was a plane returning empty from damascus. so it is a good question. and i think the answer is a complicated one, but i would say two things: one, in any country that is a newly emerging country, newly, you know, government, there is a sense of nationalism, that you have to contend...
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compromise in fact they have been saying that they will not take part in any negotiations while president assad remains in power while he himself has been saying he is open for dialogue but is not planning to go anywhere so there is an evident need for the international community to look for new ways to persuade both sides of the scaffold to stop the fighting and start this political process and when it comes to. he said he's not giving up and we should expect him to make another visit to damascus. secrets from our planet's pretty storage past could now be uncovered after russian research has managed to retrieve ancient ice from antarctica is biggest subglacial lake was needed to get hold of though they had to drill down over three kilometers to get a leg stop which has been sealed up for some twenty million years martin told my colleague to say it's not just any old frozen lake. not all ice is the same we can see some pictures here from last year. when the first breakthrough was made down below this huge thick ice sheet to what's called a sub lake there and some samples were taken here we go t
compromise in fact they have been saying that they will not take part in any negotiations while president assad remains in power while he himself has been saying he is open for dialogue but is not planning to go anywhere so there is an evident need for the international community to look for new ways to persuade both sides of the scaffold to stop the fighting and start this political process and when it comes to. he said he's not giving up and we should expect him to make another visit to...
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to listen to the saudis the turks that the americans the brits and the french and they sit with the assad government and they walk out the transitional government or at least the period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. police in bahrain have again violently surprised an anti government demonstration with unrest in the kingdom approaching the two year mark protesters are calling for a transition to democracy elected government and better rights for the country's share my choice eisma darwish from the european bahraini organization for human rights claims that security forces from abroad are stoking the violence by firing tear gas into the homes of unarmed civilians. security forces who are working for the ministry of interior and my pain are practicing and all to by and then i love to violation of human rights when confronting when pro-democracy protests and behaving a lot of process took place and many different villages and areas around behaving and all of them all of them. and they were a crackdown by that by the security forces and by hey who are m
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the saudis the turks the qataris the americans the brits and the french and they sit down with the assad government and be work out a transitional government or at least a provisional clear road leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely troubles bring once again in bahrain police down a pro democracy ali with projects now nearing the two year mark just a few minutes. sarti looks at the legacy of the twenty twelfth that could have been of things had turned out differently and explore some of the challenges the world might face in the coming months. that's later but now the rock obama has given the green light to law increasing taxes on wealthy americans in a move to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff it follows months of political bickering among us lawmakers right up until the january first deadline if the deal hadn't been passed americans could have seen billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which were due to automatically come into effect and it surely mcgrath's from wide awake news says not all agreements are so hard to pass through the congress.
the saudis the turks the qataris the americans the brits and the french and they sit down with the assad government and be work out a transitional government or at least a provisional clear road leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely troubles bring once again in bahrain police down a pro democracy ali with projects now nearing the two year mark just a few minutes. sarti looks at the legacy of the twenty twelfth that could have been of things had turned out...
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peace efforts but assad stepping down as a pre-condition they don't agree with that as part of the peace efforts and peace plan. so russia is essentially undermined the entire peace effort. u.n. is saying 60,000 people have already been killed in syria and by the number by the end of year could jump to 100,000. >> shep: thank you. >>> a california judge today found a 12-year-old boy responsible for killing his neo nazi father dismissing claims the child was acting in self-defense. the father was jeff hall. he was asleep when officials his ten-year-old shot him at point blank range. they say the dad was abusive and violent and it was acceptable to kill people that are a threat. but the judge found the boy knew right from wrong at the time of the shooting. judge, this is a tough one. >> it's always tough when you have facts like this. the father was the stepfather whose political views are unacceptable and preached violence and apparently caused him to practice violence on the boy at home. the standard self-defense case show you that have to be immediate threat for loss of life to justify
peace efforts but assad stepping down as a pre-condition they don't agree with that as part of the peace efforts and peace plan. so russia is essentially undermined the entire peace effort. u.n. is saying 60,000 people have already been killed in syria and by the number by the end of year could jump to 100,000. >> shep: thank you. >>> a california judge today found a 12-year-old boy responsible for killing his neo nazi father dismissing claims the child was acting in...
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inspiring, he raised his voice from deep inside syria, raised his voice against the repeated lies, by assad. he defied the dictator, insisting on using his own names in interviews, talking about the crimes the regime has committed. he has done this knowing full well that the regime that has tortured and killed so many, could simply choose to do away with him. he insisted we broadcast his name. >> when i chant, i want freedom, i can hear my voice for the first time in my life. now, how can i give up this, even if it costs me my life? >> imagine that, a grown adult hearing his voice for the first time. well, three weeks ago, syrian secret police arrested him and his brother. today, we got great news, we learned he was freed. he became seriously ill during his detention, close to death and was not given medical treatment. he is with his family tonight in syria. his brother is in custody, and zedun and his family fear for his safety. you can go to a facebook page the family set up to get the latest on his brother's condition, to find out how to try to help secure his release. a relative says th
inspiring, he raised his voice from deep inside syria, raised his voice against the repeated lies, by assad. he defied the dictator, insisting on using his own names in interviews, talking about the crimes the regime has committed. he has done this knowing full well that the regime that has tortured and killed so many, could simply choose to do away with him. he insisted we broadcast his name. >> when i chant, i want freedom, i can hear my voice for the first time in my life. now, how can...
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clearly assad is still in control. the speech was meant as a message that he will not go peacefully. >> jamie: leland, thank you. >> gregg: well, hockey fans, you are having a happy day to be sure. it's apparently four months and marathon negotiation session to get hockey back. early this morning, nhl and players agreed to end the lockout and save what is left of the hockey season. take listen. >> it was the best deal for us available. you are always tough because we're all friends of the game and we with wish we didn't have to go through this, but we did. we're on the other side now. >> hopefully within a very few days, the fans can get back to watching people who are skating if not the two of us. >> gregg: hockey is back but scheduling issues including the length of season still needs to be worked out. >> jamie: a jam packed show ahead. still to come, president obama getting set to tap former republican senator chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary and possibly setting the stage for big confirmation fight. >>
clearly assad is still in control. the speech was meant as a message that he will not go peacefully. >> jamie: leland, thank you. >> gregg: well, hockey fans, you are having a happy day to be sure. it's apparently four months and marathon negotiation session to get hockey back. early this morning, nhl and players agreed to end the lockout and save what is left of the hockey season. take listen. >> it was the best deal for us available. you are always tough because we're all...
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>> alex, it has been rare to see assad in recent months. this is a momentous occasion, but he didn't really say anything all that new. he did propose a new potential political solution, talking about a new government and reconciliation talks and possibly a new constitution. but it seemed the bulk of what he had to say really proved how almost impossible it would be to reach that end given his other points that he made, including the fact that he called all of the opposition fighters terrorists. he said they are made up mostly of al qaeda. he gave little or no mention to the fact that syrians themselves had picked up arms against his country. and he said he would not negotiate until countries in the region have agreed not to find and give them money. the other interesting point he made is that the west is really trying to kill two birds with one stone. he said, they want to destroy syria, and they want to distract the terrorists, and that's what they're doing by sending al qaeda into syria. alex? >> can i just ask you, stephanie? with regard
>> alex, it has been rare to see assad in recent months. this is a momentous occasion, but he didn't really say anything all that new. he did propose a new potential political solution, talking about a new government and reconciliation talks and possibly a new constitution. but it seemed the bulk of what he had to say really proved how almost impossible it would be to reach that end given his other points that he made, including the fact that he called all of the opposition fighters...
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they said in order to start any kind of process, that assad must step down. we spoke to george subright, with the syrian national coalition, the opposition bloc. he told that assad repeated the same words and concepts from the past two years of the syrian revolution. unfortunately he didn't tell the truth about what happened in syria. who bombed the bakeries? who bombed the petrol stations. he said his government can deal with the political solution in syria. if this kind of government can deal with the political solution, why did he wait for two years to announce this solution? we also heard from british secretary william hague and he struck a note of skepticism in triter he so-called assad's speech hypocritical. death, violence and depression engulfing syria of his own making. this fools no one. this is very much like what we're hearing from the rest of the international community we must add one more thing. during his remarks, we heard from opposition activists that shelling was still going on in various parts of syria. since then we've heard 55 people kil
they said in order to start any kind of process, that assad must step down. we spoke to george subright, with the syrian national coalition, the opposition bloc. he told that assad repeated the same words and concepts from the past two years of the syrian revolution. unfortunately he didn't tell the truth about what happened in syria. who bombed the bakeries? who bombed the petrol stations. he said his government can deal with the political solution in syria. if this kind of government can deal...
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assad made it quite clear today unequivocally he's going to stay in power. so we're talking about a situation where nobody is going to be able to bring about a genuine change in syria unless the international community and particularly the americans and russians, step in. >> and that brings me to russia and china. do you think this will make them more or less defiant in their current stance? >> well, assad still faces a delicate task, which is basically if he shuns most of the calls by the international community to step aside, we will have only one option, which is to defend major cities and to reserve the tide of the gains made by rebels in different parts of the country, particularly in the north and the east. in this particular scenario, both parties will be trapped in a cycle of violence and killings, which could not only destabilize the whole of the country but also spread to regional countries, something which is rejected by the whole of the international communities. so no party is left with different options. there's only one option for everybody. i
assad made it quite clear today unequivocally he's going to stay in power. so we're talking about a situation where nobody is going to be able to bring about a genuine change in syria unless the international community and particularly the americans and russians, step in. >> and that brings me to russia and china. do you think this will make them more or less defiant in their current stance? >> well, assad still faces a delicate task, which is basically if he shuns most of the calls...
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the assad regime is increasingly relying on its air force. to reduce its effectiveness, opposition forces attacked a military airport. the un now says over 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict. some 15,000 more than previously estimated. the un has expressed concern at the number of atrocities committed by both the government and rebel forces. >> german police launched an inquiry into whether a hospital in leipzig helped dozens of patients jump the queue for liver transplants. the clinic has a suspended three senior doctors on suspicion of exaggerating patient records to improve their chances of receiving a new organ quickly. >> a german patients rights group says this is undermining public trust in the transplant system. >> people who come in are suspicious. they ask more questions than they used to. organ donations used to be more positive. today, people are more likely to ask whether everything is being done correctly. >> more than 12,000 people are on germany's transplant waiting list. around three of them die each day. the scan
the assad regime is increasingly relying on its air force. to reduce its effectiveness, opposition forces attacked a military airport. the un now says over 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict. some 15,000 more than previously estimated. the un has expressed concern at the number of atrocities committed by both the government and rebel forces. >> german police launched an inquiry into whether a hospital in leipzig helped dozens of patients jump the queue for liver transplants....
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it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council. >> is there any indication that moscow is prepared, or moving toward the decision of putting its eggs in assad's basket is not the thing to do? are you seeing any shift in russia's position? >> i do not detect a shift in the position exactly. but what i do think what we're seeing is a change in the russian and of a court judgment as to whether or not president bashar al-assad is going to survive politically. until recently cannot -- until recently, the russian conclusion is that he would survive. i think they have come to a different conclusion of together. now
it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council....
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president assad has shown and uncanny ability to hold on to power. when you saw him speaking, he didn't appear to be a man under great threat or a man about to lose power. he appeared to be defiant, thinner than we've seen before but firmly in control of his country or at least the part of the country that those loyal to hill maintain. >> leland, thank you very much. >>> back to washington now and president obama facing another fiscal fight. putting pressure on congress to raise the nation's debt limit. the gop says they'll only consider it if spending cuts are part of the deal. what political capital does the president have left for his next battle and those that lie ahead? schirra is a staff writer, thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> raising the debt ceiling is non-negotiable. how is that going to go over with republicans? >> this is very much the first opening for ray on both sides. the president is non-negotiable, he wants to raise the debt ceiling. you have conservatives in congress saying we're not afraid to let the government sh
president assad has shown and uncanny ability to hold on to power. when you saw him speaking, he didn't appear to be a man under great threat or a man about to lose power. he appeared to be defiant, thinner than we've seen before but firmly in control of his country or at least the part of the country that those loyal to hill maintain. >> leland, thank you very much. >>> back to washington now and president obama facing another fiscal fight. putting pressure on congress to raise...
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president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every different culture and religion. >> we have been living in antakya with arabs, with sunnis, with armenian people, with kurdish people all together. >> but beneath the appearance of business as usual, there's deep anxiety here as events unfold a few miles across the border in syria. in furniture shops and truck repair shops, business has actually been terrible since the syrian conflict began. >> of course there was a friendship. there were organic ties between antakya and syria. people were coming and going between the two countries. >> the syrians use
president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every...
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what sort of environment are we looking at in terms of what assad might do next? >> it is extremely chaotic and unpredictable. because of the internationalization, much has been said this is part of war. with the money coming into it and the weapons, money from the gulf country to the rebels. it is a regional conflict. the fighting is taking place and has regional complications. >> chemical weapons. i believe his statement is he said earlier he is alluding to the chemical weapons and said it could involve u.s. troops saying you have to keep the possibility that if there is a peaceful transition and international organizations get involved that they might ask for assistance in that situation. so defense secretary paneta discussing troops and the weapons. >> for u.s. and israel, they hinted at the fact that they would use force if they needed to ensure them is it falling into the hands of people that could be dangerous. dictators use chemical weapons. in a moment of desperation if this regime feels its back is against the wall and time is running out it may resort t
what sort of environment are we looking at in terms of what assad might do next? >> it is extremely chaotic and unpredictable. because of the internationalization, much has been said this is part of war. with the money coming into it and the weapons, money from the gulf country to the rebels. it is a regional conflict. the fighting is taking place and has regional complications. >> chemical weapons. i believe his statement is he said earlier he is alluding to the chemical weapons...
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it was connected to assad. the bigger chemical weapon worries is that if the rebels take over that government, they will have the possible usage of chemical weapons if an uprising rises against them. you follow me? is that a more likely scenario, scenario two? what am i trying to say? is it more justification for worry, number two, as opposed to number one? >> the issue is, if we're going to stand by and do nothing, okay, the chances are that a rebel group will take over, and who knows what they will do. >> who wants them to have -- >> we don't want them to have chemical weapons. we don't want assad to have chemical wessments and the whole world has warned assad against the use of chemical weapons. if he does use it he will be over. >> but is there now a lessening of the worry that assad will use the chemical weapons? >> i think we never know what assad will do to. answer your question, does the civil war justify it, if we want to justify it, >>> out of time. sorry. bye-bye. >>> right now for the next four year
it was connected to assad. the bigger chemical weapon worries is that if the rebels take over that government, they will have the possible usage of chemical weapons if an uprising rises against them. you follow me? is that a more likely scenario, scenario two? what am i trying to say? is it more justification for worry, number two, as opposed to number one? >> the issue is, if we're going to stand by and do nothing, okay, the chances are that a rebel group will take over, and who knows...
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that is an audience in syria cheering for their president assad. he made a rare speech in damascus and at one point the crowd was cheering blood ask sacrifice must be for you, assad. tens of thousands of syrians have been killed and even more have fled their homeland. cnn's mohammed jamjoon is watching things from beirut. break down for us what he had to say. >> well, randi, assad remained defiant and he gave a rambling speech in which he blamed a conspiracy for what was going on in syria and he denied his military was the cause of the violence that has engulfed the country for 21 months. he called the opposition there terrorists and traitors. any solution for any kind of peace or political solution in syria must come from within syria and must be the solution that he delivers. he stood firm against calls by the international community and the syrian opposition for him to step down. and, by the end of it, he did offer what he was calling an initiative in which there would be a national dialogue, a conference, a new charter for a new constitution. t
that is an audience in syria cheering for their president assad. he made a rare speech in damascus and at one point the crowd was cheering blood ask sacrifice must be for you, assad. tens of thousands of syrians have been killed and even more have fled their homeland. cnn's mohammed jamjoon is watching things from beirut. break down for us what he had to say. >> well, randi, assad remained defiant and he gave a rambling speech in which he blamed a conspiracy for what was going on in syria...
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of continued civil conflict and one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting groups. he was following exactly what he had to say. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference. and the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a national wide referendum and fair election which is the only way according to the syrian president that the political landscape in this country can be changed but this initiative can only be possible according to assad if the western countries and some regional countries as he put it stuff investing into terrorist groups which are fighting to overthrow his his regime has been again pretty much a defined term thing that the only way that syria will listen to the outside world is through a device not through a dictating will this speech of the syrian president c
of continued civil conflict and one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting groups. he was following exactly what he had to say. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference. and the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this...
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the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad. over the fiscal cliff. preventing a nationwide financial disaster. forced into revealing it knew about. the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to. move. to russian passport after falling out with the government in france. with the top stories of the week today this is their weekly. live in moscow the syrian leader has outlined his vision. of continued civil conflict i want of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for a regional and international powers to stop supporting the groups. he was following exactly what he had to say. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference. and the violence and the military conflict which is going on it's been going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a national wide referendum and fair election which is the only way according to the syrian presiden
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad. over the fiscal cliff. preventing a nationwide financial disaster. forced into revealing it knew about. the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to. move. to russian passport after falling out with the government in france. with the top stories of the week today this is their weekly. live in moscow the syrian leader has outlined his vision. of continued civil conflict i want of the key...
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president assad has said that his government is not willing to negotiate with those opposition groups which he considers to be the puppets of the west well earlier i spoke to political analyst marcus papadopoulos who believes that assad will have a hard job finding any they don't when president assad says he's not going to talk to the opposition into the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a foreign based opposition movement and it's very important to make this clear in particular for western audiences who are unfortunately not read the full picture when it comes to syria the free syrian army is a lethal cocktail or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free syrian army or the f.s.a. it's more commonly referred to you has been responsible for heinous dry all terrorist acts in the last couple of years in syria so it's it's it's pretty clear why president assad will not talk to the armed opposition and its political wing and the political wing being the syrian na
president assad has said that his government is not willing to negotiate with those opposition groups which he considers to be the puppets of the west well earlier i spoke to political analyst marcus papadopoulos who believes that assad will have a hard job finding any they don't when president assad says he's not going to talk to the opposition into the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a foreign based opposition...
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all hoping to see an end to the war. >> we thought our fight was against assad. we find ourselves fighting the world. we don't want their aid. we want to go home. >> but for the time being, they have no other choice but to stay in this camp and pray for peace. conditions here are far better compared with other refugee camps not only internationally but in the whole region rvingts but for thousands of syrians here, they've lost everything. their homes and villages were destroyed, which means that even when violence is over, they may have to stay here for a longer period of time the >> israel is preparing to remove palestinian pro pecttors by force from a tent city in the left bank. in the meantime it's shut off roads leading to the wind swept area of course east jerusalem in the area known as e-1. they had said they wanted to establish on the ground. >> and temperatures are so high in australia that they have melted roads. it has made conditions difficult for the fire fighters battling blazes there. this prort -- report from south of sydney. >> it's been the week
all hoping to see an end to the war. >> we thought our fight was against assad. we find ourselves fighting the world. we don't want their aid. we want to go home. >> but for the time being, they have no other choice but to stay in this camp and pray for peace. conditions here are far better compared with other refugee camps not only internationally but in the whole region rvingts but for thousands of syrians here, they've lost everything. their homes and villages were destroyed,...
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will not talk to the assad regime as long as assad is in power. my fear is that at the end of this conflict, syria will most likely be destroyed and syria, assad will go. but in the meantime, in the meantime, 2013 will most likely be very violent and more syrians will die in the country. >> you still feel that it would be a mistake for the west to intervene? >> well the west has intervened. the west is wamging a war by other means. against the assad regime. economic war, financial war, intelligence war. but the reality is the west is very reluctant to provide arms to the opposition. here is the irony. the west supports the opposition. in particular, the syrian national coalition. yet also the united states has put the so-called jihad, a radical jihadist group. >> and it is -- >> they branded them a terrorist organization. >> absolutely. yet, they are one of the most important potent and skilled fighting machines, inside syria. here is the irony, what do you do? how do you provide the opposition with arms. in order to expedite the end of the confli
will not talk to the assad regime as long as assad is in power. my fear is that at the end of this conflict, syria will most likely be destroyed and syria, assad will go. but in the meantime, in the meantime, 2013 will most likely be very violent and more syrians will die in the country. >> you still feel that it would be a mistake for the west to intervene? >> well the west has intervened. the west is wamging a war by other means. against the assad regime. economic war, financial...
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the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be at peace. no fall from the fiscal cliff president obama pushes up taxes at the eleventh hour striking a deal with congress that now really prevented a nationwide financial disaster that critics say there is still no long term solution in sight. and plus the f.b.i. lands itself in hot water after choosing not to warn the leaders of the occupy wall street movement about a plot to assassinate the. u.k. prime minister says he's ready to order the armed forces to war over the falklands after the argentinean president publicly demanded the return of the island's. film icon gerard that produces this for their own year to france as he gets a russian passport after a dramatic falling out with his native land over a fierce new tax hike on the wealthy. with a look back at the top stories of the last seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on our. the syrian leader has outlined his vision on how to end almost two years of continued ci
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be at peace. no fall from the fiscal cliff president obama pushes up taxes at the eleventh hour striking a deal with congress that now really prevented a nationwide financial disaster that critics say there is still no long term solution in sight. and plus the f.b.i. lands itself in hot water after choosing not to warn the leaders of the occupy wall street...
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assad is not giving up. >> first of all, chris, it's not up to us. we can express our opinion. this is part of this problem that it's somehow america's capability and responsibility to resolve these things. look, i wish that we could go into a lot of these places and make things work well. i wish we could bring democracy and peace but i wish i could eat more and not gain weight and i have found that when i act in unrealistic wishes, the results are not so good. the answer is we can voice our opinion. i guess what we ought to encourage ask a deal whereby people like that who are in power can leave, not because they're good people but because the alternative is them fighting to stay, but my basic point is that in any case, we vont got a lot to say about it. and you have this notion -- well, look, here is my disagreement with president obama on this one issue because i think he does an extraordinarily good job and i'm very supportive. he says america is the indispensable nation. by which they mean we have to be everywhere there's trouble. we can't do it, we can't afford it anymore
assad is not giving up. >> first of all, chris, it's not up to us. we can express our opinion. this is part of this problem that it's somehow america's capability and responsibility to resolve these things. look, i wish that we could go into a lot of these places and make things work well. i wish we could bring democracy and peace but i wish i could eat more and not gain weight and i have found that when i act in unrealistic wishes, the results are not so good. the answer is we can voice...